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NAME

Net::Google::Spreadsheets - A Perl module for using Google Spreadsheets API.

SYNOPSIS

my $service = Net::Google::Spreadsheets->new(
username => 'mygoogleaccount@example.com',
password => 'mypassword'
);
my @spreadsheets = $service->spreadsheets();
# find a spreadsheet by key
my $spreadsheet = $service->spreadsheet(
{
key => 'key_of_a_spreasheet'
}
);
# find a spreadsheet by title
my $spreadsheet_by_title = $service->spreadsheet(
{
title => 'list for new year cards'
}
);
# find a worksheet by title
my $worksheet = $spreadsheet->worksheet(
{
title => 'Sheet1'
}
);
# create a worksheet
my $new_worksheet = $spreadsheet->add_worksheet(
{
title => 'Sheet2',
row_count => 100,
col_count => 3,
}
);
# update cell by batch request
$worksheet->batchupdate_cell(
{row => 1, col => 1, input_value => 'name'},
{row => 1, col => 2, input_value => 'nick'},
{row => 1, col => 3, input_value => 'mail'},
{row => 1, col => 4, input_value => 'age'},
);
# get a cell
my $cell = $worksheet->cell({col => 1, row => 1});
# update input value of a cell
$cell->input_value('new value');
# add a row
my $new_row = $worksheet->add_row(
{
name => 'Nobuo Danjou',
nick => 'lopnor',
mail => 'danjou@soffritto.org',
age => '33',
}
);
# fetch rows
my @rows = $worksheet->rows;
# or fetch rows with query
@rows = $worksheet->rows({sq => 'age > 20'});
# search a row
my $row = $worksheet->row({sq => 'name = "Nobuo Danjou"'});
# update content of a row
$row->content(
{
nick => 'lopnor',
mail => 'danjou@soffritto.org',
}
);
# delete the row
$row->delete;
# delete the worksheet
$worksheet->delete;
# create a table
my $table = $spreadsheet->add_table(
{
worksheet => $new_worksheet,
columns => ['name', 'nick', 'mail address', 'age'],
}
);
# add a record
my $record = $table->add_record(
{
name => 'Nobuo Danjou',
nick => 'lopnor',
'mail address' => 'danjou@soffritto.org',
age => '33',
}
);
# find a record
my $found = $table->record(
{
sq => '"mail address" = "danjou@soffritto.org"'
}
);
# delete it
$found->delete;
# delete table
$table->delete;

DESCRIPTION

Net::Google::Spreadsheets is a Perl module for using Google Spreadsheets API.

METHODS

new

Creates Google Spreadsheet API client. It takes arguments below:

  • username

    Username for Google. This should be full email address format like 'mygoogleaccount@example.com'.

  • password

    Password corresponding to the username.

  • source

    Source string to pass to Net::Google::AuthSub.

spreadsheets(\%condition)

returns list of Net::Google::Spreadsheets::Spreadsheet objects. Acceptable arguments are:

  • title

    title of the spreadsheet.

  • title-exact

    whether title search should match exactly or not.

  • key

    key for the spreadsheet. You can get the key via the URL for the spreadsheet. http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=key

spreadsheet(\%condition)

Returns first item of spreadsheets(\%condition) if available.

AUTHORIZATIONS

you can optionally pass auth object argument when initializing Net::Google::Spreadsheets instance.

If you want to use AuthSub mechanism, make Net::Google::DataAPI::Auth::AuthSub object and path it to the constructor:

my $authsub = Net::Google::AuthSub->new;
$authsub->auth(undef, $session_token);
my $service = Net::Google::Spreadsheet->new(
auth => $authsub
);

In OAuth case, like this:

my $oauth = Net::Google::DataAPI::Auth::OAuth->new(
consumer_key => 'consumer.example.com',
consumer_secret => 'mys3cr3t',
);
$oauth->get_request_token;
my $url = $oauth->get_authorize_token_url;
# show the url to the user and get the $verifier value
$oauth->get_access_token({verifier => $verifier});
my $service = Net::Google::Spreadsheet->new(
auth => $oauth
);

TESTING

To test this module, you have to prepare as below.

  • create a spreadsheet by hand

    Go to http://docs.google.com and create a spreadsheet.

  • set SPREADSHEET_TITLE environment variable

    export SPREADSHEET_TITLE='my test spreadsheet'

    or so.

  • set username and password for google.com via Config::Pit

    install Config::Pit and type

    ppit set google.com

    then some editor comes up and type your username and password like

    ---
    username: myname@gmail.com
    password: foobarbaz
  • run tests

    as always,

    perl Makefile.PL
    make
    make test

AUTHOR

Nobuo Danjou <danjou@soffritto.org>

SEE ALSO

https://developers.google.com/google-apps/spreadsheets/

Net::Google::AuthSub

Net::Google::DataAPI

Net::OAuth

Net::Google::Spreadsheets::Spreadsheet

Net::Google::Spreadsheets::Worksheet

Net::Google::Spreadsheets::Cell

Net::Google::Spreadsheets::Row

Net::Google::Spreadsheets::Table

Net::Google::Spreadsheets::Record

LICENSE

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.